What color is #102E48?

#102E48 is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Beyond the Stars. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #102E48?

The RGB value is 16, 46, 72: 16 red, 46 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #102E48?

The complementary color is #482A10, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #102E48?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#102E48 color

#102E48 rgb(16, 46, 72)

Shades of blue

The hex color #102E48 is a very dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.3% red, 18% green and 28.2% blue (16, 46, 72).

Its hue angle is 208°, with 64% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 78% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Beyond the Stars (#0A3251), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.94:1).

#102E48 color codes

HEX	`#102E48`
RGB	`rgb(16, 46, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 18%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(208, 64%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(208, 78%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(78%, 36%, 0%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.06, -0.95, -19.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.06, 19.44, 267.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.36, 2.532, 6.494)`
Decimal	`1060424`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #102E48, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #102E48	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#102E48 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #102E48 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #102e48; }
.text { color: #102e48; }
.border { border: 2px solid #102e48; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 46 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #102e48, #101248); }

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Questions

What color is #102E48?: #102E48 is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Beyond the Stars. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #102E48?: The RGB value is 16, 46, 72: 16 red, 46 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #102E48?: The complementary color is #482A10, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #102E48?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.